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A few weeks ago our amazing Japanese thru-hiking friend Yas came to visit. We first met Yas briefly on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) but we really got to know him while hiking hundreds of miles with him on the … Continue reading →

In Sept we jet-set it to small town Iowa for our thru-hiking friends Tim & Nina’s wedding. We’d first met Nina as Silverfox on the PCT in ’09. Then we’d gotten to know her properly as Kombucha when she hiked the … Continue reading →

The month of May we were delighted to have many visitors. First Yas from Japan, then a lazy day of picnics and wine in the countryside with Clifton, who’s working for the amazing NGO Wholesome Wave up in Connecticut. And also a … Continue reading →

Finally, the long overdue blog on our finish: We had a nostalgic and easy 2 days from Deming to Columbus. On OCTOBER 27th, we reunited with Yas (he’d done the hard-core cacti bushwack through the Florida Mountains that we’d bypassed). … Continue reading →

10/19 – We set off with Hawkeye and Kombucha and Mike on a “rainbow route” (Yas continued on the Gila River route). It was great chatting and walking with H&K since we hadn’t hiked with them in ages and it … Continue reading →

10/18 – We slept in, nibbled on our few remaining crumbs and then headed over to see the Gila Cliff Dwellings. Our tour guide, Esther, was a friendly Brit who’d gone to uni in York. The Dwellings were fascinating. The were … Continue reading →

10/13 – After pie for breakfast it was time to say good-bye. We said farewells to Phil and Beth, fab travelling Trail Angels; to Nita, the Hawaiian hostess extraordinaire; to Wrong Way, the great storyteller, Harley rider and thru-hiker; and to … Continue reading →

10/11 – We arrived at magic-filled Pie Town just in town for lunch at the Pie-O-Neer Cafe. Magical baker Kathy whipped up the most flaky, moist, gorgeous pies… apple crumble, strawberry-rubarb, chocolate cream pie. Wow! We also re-united with Yas, … Continue reading →

8/6 – Zero day in Dubois! There are a few things you need to know about Dubois: 1) It’s pronounced Dee-boyz. 2) It’s the home of the Jackalope 3) By the afternoon when Stretch & Found arrived there were a baker’s dozen … Continue reading →

June 26 – 27th we hiked through the Scapegoat Wilderness. The trail followed the true Continental Divide for miles and miles as we walked along the ridge of North America. The distant vistas, rugged Alpine scenery and carpet of wildflowers–pepto-pink … Continue reading →